15 To 32 Qt When?,

I Have MY 07's In A 15qt. Tub In My Rack When Would Be A Good Size To Move To 32qt's I Would Say They Mine Are 500 Grams Give Or Take? But I Heard They Do Better In A Smaller Encloser?

Everyone does it a little differently this is how I do it

Up to 500 grams – 15 Quarts

Up to 1500 grams – 32 Quarts

Above 1500 grams – 41 Quarts

We go by a length to floor space ratio... 1ft of snake = 1sqft of floor space. The numbers below are the approx floor space of Sterilite tubs (we go directly from 6 to 27, since they usually grow too fast to necessitate the 16qt step), so you can get an idea of when we trade up:

6qt = .75 sqft
16qt = 1.4 sqft
27qt = 2.7 sqft
41qt = 4 sqft

I move them from a 12 to a 28 at 600-750 grams.

so is 6 qt the best sterilite to get when you have a hatchling? and then move up to 16 to 27 for juvenile stages and then 32 to 41 for adults?

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Originally Posted by comanche2g

so is 6 qt the best sterilite to get when you have a hatchling? and then move up to 16 to 27 for juvenile stages and then 32 to 41 for adults?

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I know this is old but...
anyone use the 6qt?

guess not...

I use 6qt for all my babies till they are 500 grams then move them to a 15 till they are 900+/- then to a 32 till they are 1200-1500+/- grams

would a 32qt be large enough for the snake to live in its entire life?

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Originally Posted by the_Ryno

would a 32qt be large enough for the snake to live in its entire life?

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Males yes All my males stay in 32qts their whole lives

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I use 6qt for all my babies till they are 500 grams then move them to a 15 till they are 900+/- then to a 32 till they are 1200-1500+/- grams

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yEA an answer! ;)

That's good to hear. I am trying to prepare for babies this next season and the 15 qts just seemed way too big for the hatchlings. But then I wasn't sure how long I could keep them in the 6qt.
So, Thanks.

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Originally Posted by snakelady

yEA an answer! ;)

That's good to hear. I am trying to prepare for babies this next season and the 15 qts just seemed way too big for the hatchlings. But then I wasn't sure how long I could keep them in the 6qt.
So, Thanks.

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No problem. I also sometimes offer them a small hide in a 6qt also. Just helps cause the tubs are clear and they don't feel secure some times